Sophia Ruddock

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for failing to abide by a written undertaking with the College of Nurses of Ontario.

The Member admitted to accepting employment with multiple employers, including staffing agencies, without disclosing his practice restrictions or arranging for required workplace monitoring.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, appeared before the Discipline Committee on allegations of professional misconduct.

While working as a Charge Nurse, the Member became aware that a fellow nurse had engaged in sexual intercourse with a patient but failed to report the abuse to the Hospital or the College.

Furthermore, the Member failed to revise the patient assignment the following night, allowing the abuser to continue caring for the patient.

The Member admitted to the allegations via an Agreed Statement of Facts.

The Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct and accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for misappropriating the narcotic Dilaudid intended for a palliative client and falsifying the client's medication record to indicate it had been administered.

The Member had previously been convicted of criminal theft in relation to the incident.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration, including meetings with a nursing expert and employer notification requirements.

The Member, a registered nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by accessing the electronic medical records of approximately 63 clients without consent or authorization between 2010 and 2015.

The unauthorized accesses included records of family members, co-workers, and friends.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order, finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Member was ordered to receive an oral reprimand, serve a four-month suspension, and complete remedial terms and conditions, including employer notification for 12 months.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to accessing the electronic medical records of two clients without consent or authorization.

One client was known to the Member personally, and the other had recently committed suicide at the hospital.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct by contravening the standards of practice and engaging in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct.

The penalty, ordered by joint submission, included a reprimand, a two-month suspension, meetings with a nursing expert, and employer notification for 18 months.